Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) [sanskrit]

by H. Kern | 2013 | 16,351 words | ISBN-13: 9788120801226

The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-pundarika) is an important Mahayana Buddhist scripture classified as one of the nine Dharmas. the Lotus Sutra deals with a wide range of important Buddhist teachings in twenty-seven chapters including the nature of the Buddhas and the inherent potentiality of becoming Buddha within all beings. This editions only contains the Sanskrit metrical text and the corresponding English translation. Alternative titles: Saddharma-puṇḍarīka-sūtra (सद्धर्म-पुण्डरीक-सूत्र).

चन्द्रसूर्यप्रभा यद्वन्निपतन्ति समं नृषु ।
गुणवत्स्वथ पापेषु प्रभाया नोनपूर्णता ॥ ४५ ॥

candrasūryaprabhā yadvannipatanti samaṃ nṛṣu |
guṇavatsvatha pāpeṣu prabhāyā nonapūrṇatā || 45 ||

As the rays of the sun and moon descend alike on all men, good and bad, without deficiency (in one case) or surplus (in the other);

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Candrasuri, Candrasurya, Aprabha, Yadvat, Yadvan, Nipa, Tanti, Samam, Sama, Nri, Gunavat, Atha, Papa, Prabha, Nona, Purnata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.45). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “candrasūryaprabhā yadvannipatanti samaṃ nṛṣu
  • candrasūrya -
  • candrasūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    candrasūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candrasūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    candrasūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aprabhā* -
  • aprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadvan -
  • yadvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yadvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nipa -
  • nipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanti -
  • tanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛṣu -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “guṇavatsvatha pāpeṣu prabhāyā nonapūrṇatā
  • guṇavatsva -
  • guṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    guṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pāpeṣu -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • prabhāyā* -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nona -
  • nona (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrṇatā -
  • pūrṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.45

Cover of edition (2013)

The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)

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Cover of edition (2001)

The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)

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